BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATIONS AMONG YOUNG DRIVERS--UNITED STATES, 1982

This article briefly reports data from the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) for 1982 which show that U.S. youth continue to be involved in fatal motor vehicle accidents, both as passengers and pedestrians, as well as drivers. Statistics are given and comments are made on possible interpretations of the age-specific blood alcohol concentration distributions.

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• Corporate Authors:

  US Center for Disease Control

  1600 Clifton Road NE
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30333
• Publication Date: 1983-12-16

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 646-648
• Serial:
  • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 49
  • Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services
  • ISSN: 0149-2195
  • EISSN: 1545-861x
  • Serial URL: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Blood alcohol levels; Drivers; Fatalities; Statistics; Teenage drivers
• Identifier Terms: Fatal Accident Reporting System
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395002
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 861
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM